Germany

Germany is one of the faction available in the game, also known as the Wehrmacht. The Germans have a bewildering array of weapons, infantry and aircraft available. The German military is known as the Wehrmacht and is divided into the Heer (Infantry), Panzer Corps (Tanks), Luftwaffe (Air Force) and the Kriegsmarine (Navy).

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Beginning in the late 1930s, Nazi Germany made increasingly aggressive territorial demands, threatening war if they were not met. It seized Austria and Czechoslovakia in 1938 and 1939. Hitler made a pact with Joseph Stalin and invaded Poland in September 1939, launching World War II in Europe. In alliance with Italy and smaller Axis powers, Germany conquered most of Europe by 1940 and threatened Great Britain. Reichskommissariats took control of conquered areas, and a German administration was established in what was left of Poland. Jews and others deemed undesirable were imprisoned in Nazi concentration camps and extermination camps.

Following the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the tide turned against the Nazis, who suffered major military defeats in 1943. Large-scale aerial bombing of Germany escalated in 1944, and the Nazis retreated from Eastern and Southern Europe. Following the Allied invasion of France, Germany was conquered by the Soviets from the east and the other Allied powers from the west and surrendered within a year. Hitler's refusal to admit defeat led to massive destruction of German infrastructure and additional war-related deaths in the closing months of the war. The victorious Allies initiated a policy of massive denazification and put many of the surviving Nazi leadership on trial for war crimes at the Nuremberg trials

The German faction breeds powerful late game tanks. Use this to your advantage. Try to keep offensives at a minimum as your weak infantry and early armor will soon be a disappointment to you. Rely on your 20 mm guns and accurate flak guns to keep enemy armor and infantry back.
While this seems simple. A smart enemy could destroy your defensive lines in a few minutes so always prepare a reserve of MP to spam the famous Tiger and Panther units for your long awaited German offensive.